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7 unusual facts about Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions


2008–09 Zimbabwean political negotiations

Also on 16 July, the pro-MDC Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions condemned the second round and urged the appointment of a prominent AU envoy to assist in mediation.

Collen Gwiyo

Collen Cephas Gwiyo is the deputy secretary general of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions.

Daniel Molokele

He was also a key leader of both the Associated Mineworkers Union of Zimbabwe and the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions.

Lovemore Matombo

Lovemore Matombo is the President of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU).

Tapiwa Zivira

In December 2008, Zivira was arrested together with the leadership of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions while covering a demonstration against Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Gideon Gono's quasi fiscal policies that saw the Zimbabwe dollar losing its value and affecting the working class's wages.

Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions

The general secretary of ZCTU is Wellington Chibebe and the president is Lovemore Matombo.

Zwelinzima Vavi

Talking of the alliance which governs South Africa between the ANC, COSATU and the SACP after a failed trip to see the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) in 2004, he is critical of the ANCs approach to Zimbabwe, privatisation, and corruption in government.



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